Chanka Zimba maintained his hot streak in front of goal, netting an equaliser for Inverness Caledonian Thistle against Alloa Athletic before picking up a red for reacting violently to a bad tackle by the opponent. The striker has scored 18 goals in 21 starts since joining the Scottish League One club last summer.
Elsewhere, scoring his first league goal since early December, Jack Kalichi Lahne was on target for Austria Lustenau in a 2-0 win over FAC Wien in the Austrian second tier. In the top flight, Mutandwa came on in the 71st minute as SV Ried lost 3-2 to BW Linz.
Barbra Banda scores on her birthday; Grace Chanda returns from injury
For the second match running, Barbra Banda netted the equalising goal for an otherwise rusty Orlando Pride outfit, helping them earn their first point of the 2026 NWSL campaign on her 26th birthday. Elsewhere, Racheal Kundananji missed a clash between Bay FC and Prisca Chilufya‘s Angel City due to a leg injury. The latter made a cameo in added time as her side carried the day with a 3-1 victory.
In Mexico, Grace Chanda returned from an injury that kept her out of action for exactly two months, clocking her first 90 minutes for Queretaro Femenil in a 3-0 defeat to Tijuana. Over to Lithuania, Misozi Zulu made her debut for FK Gintra, a club she joined on Saturday after leaving Malta.
Daka misses penalty in the Championship, Enock Sakala Jr. at the double in the Middle East.
Patson Daka was guilty of missing a spotkick as Leicester City shared the spoils with Watford in the Championship. In Italy, Lameck Banda was back in the mix for US Lecce lasting 67 minutes against Roma while Joseph Liteta was an unused substitute as Cagliari fell 1-0 to Napoli.
Enock Sakala Jr. netted two goals for Gulf United in a 4-3 loss to Fujairah in the UAE First Division. Over to Wales, Lifumpa Mwandwe bagged the winning goal in Cardiff Met FC’s 2-1 triumph over Llanelli AFC.
Miguel Chaiwa, like Lameck Banda, was substituted off with a knock after clocking 86 minutes in a goalless draw between Hibernian and Motherwell. Meanwhile, Joseph Sabobo Banda played the last ten minutes of Alashkert’s narrow loss to Pyunik in Armenia.
Lubambo Musonda wins penalty in Germany, Mafwenta makes official debut in Belarus
In the Bundesliga II, Lubambo Musonda won the penalty that gave 1.FC Magdeburg the lead in their 3-1 thrashing of Münster. Over to Spain, Twizard Mulenga earned his first start for Atletico Sanluqueno in the Primera Federacion.
Edward Chilufya remained on the bench during Midtjylland’s 1-1 stalemate with Viborg in the Danish top flight. Meanwhile, Ricky Chanda made the starting XI for Nomme United in their 3-2 defeat to Tartu Tammeka, while Benjamin Chisala was a 76th-minute substitute.
In Belarus, Golden Mafwenta made his official debut for Naftan Novopolotsk in their opening league match of the season. Elsewhere, Mathews Banda started for Bohemians Praha B in the Czech third tier.
Pascal Phiri’s Pyramids exit the CAF Champions League, Chitoshi Chinga notches another cleansheet
Pascal Phiri was unavailable as Pyramids bowed out of the CAF Champions League after losing 3-2 on aggregate to AS FAR. In Spain, Peter Chikola featured after the 67th minute mark in Linares Deportivo’s 1-0 win vs. Puente Genil in the Spanish fourth tier.
Clatous Chota Chama started Simba SC’s 3-0 obliteration of TRA United in the NBC Premier League while Toaster Nsabata watched Sekhukhune United’s 1-0 loss to Golden Arrows from the bench.
In Zimbabwe, Chitoshi Chinga kept his third clean sheet in four league matches to down Andrew Phiri‘s Hardrock FC, while Ghampani Lungu played the last half hour of Siwelele’s victory over Cyril Chibwe’s Orbit College.
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